Feature
●Test your fuel for proper ethanol levels to ensure it does not damage your engine. Test kit also tests for e85.
●Simple test to discover the percentage of ethanol alcohol in gasoline. With readings of e10, e15, e20, e25, e80, e85 and e90
●High levels of ethanol could damage your fuel system and lower your fuel mileage.
●Ethanol can damage motors not equipped or designed to use it, test your gasoline first.
●Easy to read label and instructions that is laminated to prevent fading or the ink rubbing off. Testing bottle can be reused over and over.
Description
Ethanol is Corrosive
Ethanol, like all alcohol, is very corrosive and hygroscopic (attracts and absorbs water from the air and its surrounding). High amounts of this highly corrosive mixture of water and ethanol will corrode all fuel system components not designed for it. Besides the corrosive nature, the increase in water will begin to rust out the top of gas tanks, including in warm-weather climates that generally do not have rust issues.
Ethanol Can Damage Fuel Systems
Ethanols ability to attract and absorb liquids prevents the natural lubricants in gasoline from doing their job, causing all non-alcohol resistant parts like rubber and plastic to dry out, crack and eventually fail. High oxygen levels in ethanol-blended fuels cause fuel to decay much faster, and if left to sit, that decay leaves deposits such as varnish and sludge. The sediments left by the decaying ethanol-blended fuel will clog fuel filters, fuel injectors, carburetors, and fuel lines. Making your engine hard to start, idle rough, stall, and in extreme circumstances, engine failure.
Ethanol Decreases Fuel Mileage
High oxygen levels in ethanol cause fuel to burn much faster than fuel without ethanol. This means more fuel is needed to produce the same amount of power. However, ethanol-blended fuels will generate more horsepower. However, they do so at a cost. That cost is seen at the pump with lower miles per gallon.
Ethanol Decreases Fuel Life
Ethanol increases the octane level in your fuel. Because of this, the base gasoline used to mix E10, E15, or E20 starts at a lower octane level. The ethanol then increases the octane level. As a result, ethanol-blended fuels will begin to decay in as little as two months due to ethanol evaporating faster than gasoline, leaving behind the much lower octane base stock.
This is a severe problem for boats, lawnmowers, and other power equipment that do not get used as frequently as your car. In addition, most small engines today are not built or designed for ethanol and have much smaller fuel system components. These smaller components are much more susceptible to ethanol damage at a much faster rate.
REV X Super Tester Instructions
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1: Add WaterRemove cap and fill with water to the water fill line. |
2: Fill With GasolineCarefully fill with gasoline to the gasoline fill line. |
3: Shake WellReapply cap & shake the bottle until contents are fully blended (or suspended). About 10 seconds. |
4: Read the ResultsRest on a flat surface and let the contents settle out of suspension. Look for the separation between the two liquids and read the results. |
